Which of the Following Statements About U

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about U.S.racial categories is true?

• A) U.S. racial categories are applied to endogamous breeding populations.
• B) U.S. racial categories are biologically valid, as demonstrated by the Phipps case in the 1970s in Louisiana.
• C) U.S. racial categories are based on global racial categories that vary little among societies.
• D) U.S. racial categories are based on genetics, whereas Japan's are based upon undemonstrated descent.
• E) U.S. racial categories are culturally arbitrary, even though most people assume them to be based in biology.

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Definitions:

Indigenous Peoples

Refers to the original inhabitants of a given region or country, who have distinct cultural, social, and historical identities, often maintaining practices and traditions that predate colonial influences.

World Council

A global organization or assembly aimed at addressing, discussing, and solving world issues.

Indigenous Peoples

Ethnically distinct groups that have maintained traditional ways of living, often connected to specific territories prior to colonization or modern state formation.

Ethnocentrism

The belief that the ways of one's own culture are the only proper ones.